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An accountant in the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development has told the Windhoek High Court that Basic Education Minister, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, who was Hardarp Regional Governor between 2004 and 2015,

Basic Education Minister, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa, who is facing corruption charges in connection with the allocation of mass housing units while she was the Governor of Hardap Region in 2014, has told the Windhoek High Court that she did not commit any crime nor did she temper with the list of Mass Housing beneficiaries.

The Namibian economy will contract 0.2 percent this year, down from a forecast of 1 percent growth in July, due to a weak performance in the manufacturing and construction sectors, Finance Minister, Calle Schlettwein, said on Wednesday.

In a shocking development last Saturday during a football league match between Okahandja United and Tigers, the two clubs were forced to have their half time talk outside their respective dressing rooms due to the unhygienic conditions of Okahandja Stadium dressing rooms.

A weak economy, which has seen the country facing negative growth for nine consecutive quarters has driven Namibians to borrow over N$5 billion from cash loans to make up for reduced disposable income. The number of payday lenders rose to 600 308 in 2017 compared to 578 858 in 2016.